- Allen HC — The keynotes that separate this remedy from its nearest neighbours.
“Marsh Tea. (Ericaceae.) Adapted to the rheumatic, gouty diathesis; constitutions abused by alcohol (Colch.). Haemorrhage into anterior chamber after iridectomy. Contusions of eye and lids, especially if much extravasation of blood; ecchymosis of lids and conjunctiva. Rheumatism or gout; begins in lower limbs and…”
- Allen TF — A compiled symptom record drawing on proving reports and other named observations.
“Ledum palustre, Linn. Natural order , Ericaceæ. Common names , (Ger.), Sumpf-Porst, or Porst. Preparation , Tincture of the dried herb. Authorities. Emotional. Unmanageable d”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Marsh-Tea (LEDUM) Affects especially the rheumatic diathesis, going through all the changes, from functional pain to altered secretions and deposits of solid, earthy matter in the tissues. The Ledum rheumatism begins in feet, and travels upward. It affects also the skin, producing an eruption like Poison-oak, and is…”
- Boger (GA) — Which general headings this remedy belongs under — the analytical scaffolding.
“BATHING, cold applications, etc., Amel. CRACKING JOINTS DIRECTION of sensations, Ascending. HEMORRHAGE, bloody discharges INJURIES, wounds, bruises, shock, etc. (Comp. Sprainded) JOINTS, arthritic complaints, etc. LIMBS, lower. MOTION, Agg. RAISING arms, Agg. RISING from sitting, Agg. SHUDDERING, nervous SPRAINED…”
- Boger (Syn) — Generals and modalities in a short analytical portrait rather than a symptom list.
“Fibrous tissue: JOINTS (small). Tendons. Eyes. Heels. Ankles. Capillary circulation: SKIN. Lungs. Periosteum. Blood. Nerves. Left side. Warm:Covers. Stove. Air. Injury. Motion. Night. Eggs. Wine. Cool:Bathing. Air. Purple , puffy and chilly, yet averse to external warmth. Ascending effects; from feet. Shifting…”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“palustre. Wild Rosemary. Marsh Cistus. Marsh Tea. Labrador Tea. N. O. Ericaceæ. Tincture of dried small twigs and leaves collected after flowering begins. Tincture of whole fresh plant. Ascites / Asthma / Bites / Black-eye / Boils / Bruises / Deafness / Ear, inflammation of / Eczema / Erythema nodosum / Face, pimples…”
- Guernsey — The leading characteristics — a compact bridge from repertory result to remedy study.
“We are led to think of this remedy particularly for punctured wounds, produced by sharp pointed instruments, as awls, rat-bites, nails, etc.; particularly if the wounded parts are cold; or e.g., "Ten years ago I stepped on a nail and ever since then, have had a pain running up to the thigh." Bad effects in general…”
- Hahnemann (MMP) — The proving record — numbered observations closest to Hahnemann's primary materia medica.
“(Marsh Tea) (The twigs of Ledum palustre, quickly dried and powdered, macerated in twenty parts, by weight, of alcohol, to form a tincture) From vol. iv, 2nd edit., 1825. The subjoined symptoms, though they are by no means all that might be elicited by proving on the healthy, are yet enough to show that this very…”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Marsh Tea ; Wild Rosemary. Ericaceæ. A small evergreen shrub, growing in moist, swampy grounds in Europe and America. Introduced and proved by Hahnemann and his provers, supplemented by new symptoms occurring after high potencies used clinically by Lippe and Berridge. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Asthenopia ; hemorrhage into…”
- Hughes & Dake — The source evidence — provings and poisonings retained with their experimental context.
“LEDUM. ttdum paiustre, L. Wild rosemary, marsh tea. Nat. Ord., Ericacta, 1. Provings. — I. HAHNEMANN, ji/a/. >/(?</. Pirrtf, part 4 of original, vol. ii of translation. Contains 186 symptoms from self, 148 from six others, and 4 from authors. 2. Lembke took, Aug, 12th, 1848, 7 a.m.f 5 dr. tinct. 8 a.m., eructation of…”
- Kent — The mental and general picture — how Kent organizes the remedy’s historical symptom portrait.
“Surgeon: This remedy comes up well after the study of Lachesis , for we find in the pathogenesis many features similar to those in Lachesis . It has the mottled aspect and the same puffed and bloated appearance of the face. It is antidotal to Lachesis , to the poison of insects, to the poison of Apis and to animal…”
- Lippe (MM) — The strict Hahnemannian reading — the symptom picture without clinical interpretation.
“Inclines to be out of humor and angry. Vehement, angry mood; vehemence. Dissatisfied; hates his fellow-beings. Desire for solitude. Vertigo, as from intoxication, especially when walking in the open air. Vertigo, the head inclines backward. Stupefying headache. Raging, pulsating headache. Pressing headache with…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: marsh tea. Adapted to rheumatic or gouty diathesis, and constitutions abused by alcohol (Colch.) (A.). Painful knots on the joints. Hot swelling of the painful joints (Bell.). Easy spraining of ankles and feet (Carb-A.) (A.). RHEUMATIC TEARING FROM THE HEAT OF THE BED, MOSTLY IN THE EVENING UNTIL…”
- Nash — The comparisons — the remedy set beside the ones it is most often confused with.
“Rheumatism begins in feet and travels upward (Kalmia opposite). The swellings are pale, sometimes oedematous, and < at night, in the heat of the bed; uncovering or cold water relieves. Ecchymosis; “black eye” from a blow or contusion; better than Arnica. Rheumatism and rheumatic gout; joints become the seat of…”
- Roberts — Location, sensation, and modality — the three-fold basis Roberts used to separate remedies.
“Ledum is a very old and well tried remedy, and one whose characteristics stand out clearly. With these there can be no mistake in identifying its place, where it will prove its value. Compare: Arnica, Hamamelis, Ruta, in conditions following injuries. RHEUMATIC OPHTHALMIA OF LEFT EYE. EXCESSIVE PHOTOPHOBIA WITH SEVERE…”
- Tyler — The whole picture — temperament and leading symptoms drawn as one portrait.
“(Marsh Tea) WE have such a wealth of “wound-worts”, remedies for injuries of different kinds, to different tissues, and of different seasons, that we may always find one or other at our door all the world over; and one prescriber learns to use, and swears by the one, one the other: and indeed, their uses overlap: and…”
